Meaning of misdispense | Babel Free

Definitions

To dispense incorrectly or amiss.

transitive

Examples

“Even in a case where the doctor and the pharmacist somehow misprescribed and misdispensed, it seems obvious that the consumer would see⟳ that the product was for weight loss and would not accept⟳ it in place⟳ of an allergy relief medication.”

“In America, local radio stations shaped the pop environment; in Britain, everything was obstructed, diluted, mishandled and misdispensed by BBC Radio, which had no idea what pop music was, didn't know⟳ how long it would last⟳, didn't like⟳ or approve⟳ of it, and so hardly bothered to adapt to its demands.”

“This meant that painkilling drugs being dripped into her system by a thin tube inserted into her back had somehow gone from being effectively delivered to the correct⟳ area, to getting misdispensed into some anatomical no-man's-land where they gave her no relief at all.”

“A claims-made basis means the accident (i.e., misdispensed prescription order⟳) must occur⟳ during the policy period (or extended policy periods during which the insurance is renewed) and the claim⟳ must be made, or reported, during the same period.”

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